Ok, So I am basically trying to get a home server pc up that will provide Domain name services, act as Mail server and web server. I have one static IP, well it's not officially static but hasn't changed in two years so I'll call it static.

Using my public my public IP Checked using http://www.canyouseeme.org/
that port 53 is open and is not being blocked by my ISP. It can see services on this port.

Registered Domain name (mydomain.com.au)

Updated whois database through the domain registrars site and registered NameServer names:
ns0.mydomain.com.au and ns2.mydomain.com.au, both have been associated
with my single public IP. (Waited 24 hours)

The Domain name services will however not work, the whois database updated with ns0.mydomain.com.au etc. but when I type in my site name www.mydomain.com.au from an external machine it will not open site and I can't even ping it (Can't find host)

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Is the DNS server actually running and servicing queries? If your server is in a domain the service will need to be 'authorised' (right click on it in the MMC -> 'Authorise') before it will start working properly. Is it answering local queries? Is it allowed out via NAT at your router and are DNS responses allowed back in?

Is your file being recognised properly? Are the records showing up in the MMC GUI?